would not have delayed fo long to communicate it. 
If the Account had then been taken with a View of 
fending it abroad, it would probably have been more 
full and particular in fome Circumftances relating to 
the feveral Stages and Appearances of that Diftemper 
in the Cafes of thofe who were inoculated with it, 
than could now be recollected at this Diflance of 
time; yet I hope nothing material has been omitted, 
that may be neceflary for forming a Judgment on thofe 
Cafes which you have here related. The Mealies in- 
terfering with the inoculated Small-Pox, and prolong- 
ing the time between the Inoculation and the Erup- 
tion of this latter fo much beyond what othervvife 
was ufual, as you will obferve below it did in every 
one of the Inftances mentioned, had, I thought, fome* 
thing in it that was peculiar and uncommon, and there- 
fore what might deferve your Notice. This was the 
lecond Opportunity that has been taken to praCtife 
this Method of Inoculation in this Town and Neigh- 
bourhood. It was firft introduced here about ten 
Years ago, by the ingenious and learned Dr. Perrott 
Williams , who then lived in this Town, and had . 
practis'd Phylick for feveral Years in this Country with 
eminent Succefs • but is fince removed to London. 
He had then his own Children inoculated among fome. 
of the firft on whom the Experiment was made, and 
(if I forget not) fent an Account of that Matter about 
that time to your Society, which was afterwards 
publilhed by Dr. Jurin. 
Our Inoculators are two Surgeons of good Note and 
repute in this Town (who alio keep Apothecaries 
Shops) and are the only Perfons that I hear of inthefe 
Parts who are come into that PraCtice. Upon my re- 
queuing 
